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1996-02-01 - Re: FV Demonstrates Fatal Flaw in Software Encryption of Credit

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From: Tim Philp <bplib@wat.hookup.net>
To: Rich Salz <rsalz@osf.org>
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Reply To: <9601300015.AA15891@sulphur.osf.org>
UTC Datetime: 1996-02-01 18:19:42 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 02:19:42 +0800

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From: Tim Philp <bplib@wat.hookup.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 02:19:42 +0800
To: Rich Salz <rsalz@osf.org>
Subject: Re: FV Demonstrates Fatal Flaw in Software Encryption of Credit
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On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Rich Salz wrote:

> >There are many ways to spread it besides a virus.  Zillions of 'em.  And
> 
> There are zillions (what, more than one thousand?) ways to get someone
> to run a random piece of software that will capture their keystrokes?

Not wishing to get in the middle of this controversy, I have been 
wondering about the possibility of using a JAVA applet to do keyboard 
sniffing. As I am not familiar with this language, does anyone know if 
this would be possible?

Regards,
Tim Philp

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